Clarence Galm Elementary School - leukemiahttp://www.nisd.net/galm/tags/leukemia
enPennies for Pasta UPDATEhttp://www.nisd.net/galm/news/182
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The totals are in! Working together as one great community, Galm Elementary students collected a grand total of $3,632.62 for The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society! This is about an 84% increase over the $1,975.06 we collected last year! The school will be receiving a $150 gift card for everyone's efforts! Way to go Galm!</p>
<p>In case you missed it...<br />
Olive Garden’s Pasta for Pennies is a national fundraising program in partnership with the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society and more than three million student participants. Since 1994, the program has raised more than $53 million to support the fight against blood-related cancers, help fund important life-saving initiatives and provide critical services to patients and their families. Each year, schools choose a three-week period when students fill collection jars in their classrooms with spare change. The top fundraising class at each participating school receives a pasta party from their local Olive Garden restaurant.</p>
<p>The following classes at Galm will be receiving a Bronze Pennant for collecting $100+: Mrs. Keith, Mrs. Damon, and Mrs. Hilsher. The following classes will be receiving a Silver Pennant for collecting $200+: Mrs. Ortiz, Mrs. Rehfeld, Mrs. Compean, and Mrs. Castanon. </p>
<p>And last but not least, the class that will be receiving a Gold Pennant for collecting $300+ AND get the Olive Garden pasta party, with a total of $881.00 - Mrs. Garcia's 5th grade class!!! Way to go Mrs. Garcia's class!</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/pennies" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">pennies</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/pasta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">pasta</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/leukemia" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">leukemia</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/fundraiser" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">fundraiser</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/olive-garden" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Olive Garden</a></div></div></div>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:09:25 +0000cit182 at http://www.nisd.net/galmPennies for Pasta Raising Money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Societyhttp://www.nisd.net/galm/news/77
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255); font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(34,34,34); font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Galm is currently collecting "loose change" donations for the Olive Garden Pasta for Pennies fundraiser until March 8, 2013. Money collected will go to benefit the <a href="http://www.lls.org/">Leukemia and Lymphoma Society</a>.<br />
Olive Garden’s Pasta for Pennies is a national fundraising program in partnership with the <a href="http://www.lls.org/">Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society</a> and more than three million student participants. Since 1994, the program has raised more than $53 million to support the fight against blood-related cancers, help fund important life-saving initiatives and provide critical services to patients and their families.</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255); font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(34,34,34); font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none">Each year, schools choose a three-week period when students fill collection jars in their classrooms with spare change. The top fundraising class at each participating school receives a pasta party from their local Olive Garden restaurant. In the lead right now is Mrs. Compean's class, with Ms. Garcia and Mrs. Rehfeld close behind! Check back on March 8 to find out the big winner here at Galm!</span></p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/fundraiser" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">fundraiser</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/leukemia" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">leukemia</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/holmes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Holmes</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/pennies" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">pennies</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/olive-garden" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Olive Garden</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/galm/tags/pasta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">pasta</a></div></div></div>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000cit77 at http://www.nisd.net/galm